> > I'm BC by marriage ; ) but I *do* remember the first game at Conte Forum. > BC/BU. Parker cried foul and, according to my BC friends on campus, was the > only coach to do so that year. If I remember correctly, every other HE game > I saw there over the next two years was played *normally,* unless it was > BU. I think Jackie et al have made their point about the screwup at Kelley > Rink and everyone should stick to one third period. It's getting lame when > you have some with and some without the stop in play. BC's obviously not > going to reconfigure the joint. The BC stance I've heard for obliging > Parker from the get go is that they don't want the perception of unfairness > to come up in any game. I don't know whose rule book made them do it, > though. > ________________________________ > Helga Dimitrov > CWRU Magazine, Office of Public Affairs > Case Western Reserve University > 235 Yost Hall, 216/368-6949 voice, -4835 fax > As someone mentioned previously Parker also requested and got a "split" third period at Snively because he thought the lighting differed in each half of the arena. I do not know if a rule covers this or whether UNH, and now BC, just accomodate those who complain. Does anyone know whether a team can demand a split third period if an "inequitable" situation exists in a rink? Arthur Berman [log in to unmask] GO BU!!!